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Salix
Willow
Salix alba ‘Britzensis’
Coral Bark Willow
Zone: 2
Height: 35'
Spread: 30'
Shape: Rounded
Foliage: Medium
green on red twigs
Flower: Male catkin
Brilliant scarlet orange winter branches add
a bright splash of color to the winter garden.
Because vigorous shoots display the brightest
color, it is best if pruned heavily or pollarded.
Salix integra ‘Hakuro Nishiki’
Dappled Willow
Zone: 4
Height: 9'
Spread: 6'
Shape: Rounded
shrub, sometimes
top-grafted on a
standard to make a
small tree
Foliage: Emerges
pink, changes to
white with green,
variegated
Especially eyecatching in the spring when new
growth emerges pink. Pink, white and green
foliage matures to speckled green and white.
Shear regularly to stimulate tri-color effect.
Salix matsudana ‘Navajo’
Globe Navajo Willow
Zone: 4
Height: 50'
Spread: 50'
Shape: Spreading,
round headed
Foliage: Slender,
green
Fall Color: Yellow
A very tough and hardy tree that will adapt to a
wide range of soil conditions including desert.
Weeping Pussy Willow
Salix alba vitellina
Golden Willow
Zone: 3
Height: 40'
Spread: 30'
Shape: Rounded
Foliage: Very
narrow, light green
Fall Color: Yellow
Bark: Bright yellow
on new growth
Egg yolk yellow stems of Golden Willow glow
brightly in the winter landscape. Prune this
fast-growing and adaptable tree regularly to
encourage bright-colored new growth.
Salix ‘Prairie Cascade’
Prairie Cascade Weeping Willow
Zone: 3
Height: 30'
Spread: 40'
Shape: Weeping
Foliage: Dark green,
very glossy
Selected by the Morden Research station in
Manitoba for cold hardiness. It combines a
weeping habit, golden stems, and dark green
glossy foliage. It has a more upright form in
warm climates.
Salix ‘Scarcuzam’
Scarlet Curls ® Willow
Zone: 5
Height: 25'
Spread: 20'
Shape: Contorted,
rounded
Foliage: Green,
twisted
Bark: Bright red in
winter, golden with
age.
A wild mix of winter colors and textures, this
multi-stem plant features contorted growth with
bright red winter twigs that become golden
yellow as they gain diameter.
Salix alba x matsudana ‘Snake’
Snake Willow
Zone: 4
Height: 40'
Spread: 30'
Shape: Upright with
weeping tips,
contorted
Foliage: Medium
green
Fall Color: Yellow
This tree begins with the contorted growth of
‘Tortuosa’, then adds a graceful weeping habit.
Ascending branches twist and turn at every
node and are crowned with weeping tips. Bark
matures to beautiful cinnamon brown.
Salix alba ‘Tristis’
Golden Weeping Willow
Zone: 3
Height: 40'
Spread: 60'
Shape: Broadly
weeping
Foliage: Light green
Fall Color: Yellow
Salix caprea ‘Pendula’
Weeping Pussy Willow
Zone: 4
Height: 8'
Spread: 8'
Shape: Weeping
Foliage: Medium
green
Fall Color: Yellow
Flower: Silvery
catkins
Scarlet Curls ® Willow
Golden winter stems and graceful habit belie the
tough character of this fast growing, tough and
widely adapted weeping tree.
This ornamental weeper doesn’t outgrow its
space. Soft silvery catkins emerge along the
gracefully weeping branches in late winter, then
open to reveal one of the first signs of spring.
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